Fugitive Rhetorics in Media Representations of Sanctuary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17826522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oscar A Monje Mejia (corresponding author), Kent A Ono (0009-0000-8313-5303) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 111-115 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Departures in Critical Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2333-9489 • E-ISSN: 2333-9497 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/dcqr.2020.9.1.111 |
| OpenAlex | W3010734258 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Representations of undocumented people on television shows such as The Fosters can impact how audiences understand contemporary issues concerning sanctuary and migrants. In this Critical Intervention forum essay, we examine the intricate representation of Ximena, a Latinx woman, and her struggle as an undocumented person who takes up sanctuary in a church to avoid being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This televisual representation of Ximena highlights the need to incorporate the complexity of undocumented people's experiences into mainstream narratives. As activist scholars, in this brief essay we support, critique, and contextualize representations of undocumented people and sanctuary as part of the work that needs to be done to help challenge dehumanizing representations, laws and policies, and actions
Art · Criminology · Dehumanization · Enforcement · Immigration · Literature · Mainstream · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |